⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+7Q129-21
-9Q225-31
+9Q335-23
-8Q419-24
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 52 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 29-14 off them
Key battles
29Points off turnovers14
34Free throws made17
10Turnovers18
11Steals7
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
